San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-31

pairs badly.
The Van Dyck Art club hold a
grand reception In the Menger hotei
parlors tonight.
Col. j. Y. Dashiell is getting along
very comfortably, though be Is badly
bruised and one leg is broken.
The city engineer mailed the map
and other Information concerning the
federal building site TO Washington.
The trial OF the Humphrey brothers
Is set for the Ord OF February, Ia the dis
trict court.
The Stockman and Farmers fat man
Is still kicking about the non-removal OF
that filth, Mr.. Ditch Commissioner!
ALI the churches were we'll filled
yesterday morning. The weather was
so balmy that no one had an excuse TO
stay In doors.
Morrison & Fourmy, who have just
completed fine directory OF San An
tonic, arc engaged In preparing one Tor
Austin.
The republican ward committees
meet tonight 10 Scholz hall TO select the
republican delegates for the city fusion
movement.
There Is an independent movement
among several prominent democrats to
throw off the ring yoke and oppose
straight democratic nomination for
mayor.
Two Mexican gentlemen, singing
their national songs last night on our
streets. were drunk enough to have been
arrested.
"A revival service is going on ut the
Sunset Baptist church, being conducted
by Elder Thomas Wellington, Of Full
ton. Kentucky.
Cows have been running loose In
Central garden for several nights past.
and the fact has been reported to the
city marshal.
-Overcoat thieves are the latest
phase of crime In the city. The coats
are generally recovered, however, from
secondhand clothing stores.
The executive committee Of the In
dependent labor movement will meet to-
night at Krisch hall to organize work to
carry out the wishes Of their conven-
ton.
Shares In the new Joint stock bowl
ing alley are being sold rapidly. The
stock is divided into 800 shares. Under
the laws OF this state no charter for
bowling alley can be secured.
AT Muth's pavilion on government
hill large party, numbering 100 per-
sons. attended Saturday night and en-
loved a pleasant masquerade ball. A
jolly time was had by all.
Sheriff Hardin Russell. Of Blanco
county. received a prisoner TODAY from
sheriff Lewis, being John Rawls,
charged with horse theft and wanted In
Blanco county.
Board of fire directors meet this
evening at the hall of company No. 2.
One Of the matters to come before them
is the election of an assistant chief OF the
department.
The official paper Of January pub
fishes report from the secretary Of the
interior upon the census OF 1886, from
which we take the following: France Is
composed OF 1862 districts 2.s7l cautious.
3G.l21 municipalities and 3S,2ls,9O3 In.
habitan's.
Miss Florence Gerald. the Texas Star
actress. is now play ing to good business
In Kentucky. with the Marie Prescott
company. 1t Is rumored that Florence
Gerald and Miss Louise Rial are one, and
the same persons.
-Telegrams from the railroad head
quarters to Berg & Bro, of this city, to-
day announce that the cut rate freight
war is ended and the old rates have been
restored. The war was of short dura-
ton.
"A very interesting race is being ar
ranged to take place at the race track
tomorrow afternoon, at $3.50 O'Clock, be-
tween Frank Van Dykes Frank G. and
Hines Clark's bay gelding. for $50 side,
best two in three mile heats
ALI save one of the insurance ad-
justers have gone to Dallas. The Landa
fire is about adjusted, but the Fox fire
is still on hand. The insurance compa-
MES made very little salvage on the
Landa fire, having to pay nearly all the
losses.
The Casino association and their Ia
dies had DO costume ball Saturday night.
The ball was a semi carnival affair,
where all the dancers wore the FOOLS
cap and bells A large party of ladies
and gentlemen were present. Dancing
continued until $3.50 a. m.
The LIGHT is requested to say that
the French Mutual Aid society ia not
the L'UniOn Franchise The French
Mutual Aid society meets only on the
second Sunday ofevery month.
"A railroad man named w. S. beats
was fined $25 by the recorder this morn
ing for striking fellow mortal several
times over the head with rock, cutting
his head very badly. The affair occurred
near the Sunset depot yesterday.
C. G-amil, countryman, was fined
81 by the recorder this morning for be-
ing drunk and disorderly. He BY some
means entered the rear door OF Gillett's
fruit stand on Commerce street, and
when found there said he was merely
| hunting for his comb.
Alderman Mackey says he is not
through with }. F. Burns yet. He has in
stituted inquiries In Frio county, to
ascertain whether Burns had any prop
erty in Frio at the time he gave his note
or not. If he did not own any property
at that time, the next grand jury will
have something to say In the matter, it
Is thought.
Miss Lottie Lyons.
Miss Lottie Lyons. of the Del Rio Dot,
is pretty well known to southwestern
Texas as one of the moat interchangeable,